Hasp construction



June 24, 1930.

G. MADLAND Er AL 1,768,124

HAS? CONSTRUCTEDN Filed Feb. 1l.. 1927 Fic-k1 Patented June 24, 1930UNITED STATES PATENT orner:v

GABRIEL MADLAND ANI) WILLIAM W. ID'ARROW, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS,ASSIG-NORS TO CAMEL COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OFILLINOIS EASI CONSTRUCTION Application filed February 11, 1927. SerialNo. 167,396.

The present invention relates to hasp construction.

The present invent-ion is useful 1n connection with the sliding doors ofrailway house cars and will be described with particular referencethereto. In locking the sliding doors of railway house cars, it iscommon practice to provide a hasp upon the sliding door adapted tocooperate with a staple secured to the door j amb. It is common practiceto rely upon the staple and hasp in cooperation with a bolt or the likenot only to lock the sliding doorv but also to hold the door againstvibration in service. The door jamb and the rear edge angle of the doorlimit movement of the door in a closing direction in the event that thedoor is of proper width. When the door has a width less than the properdimension, the rear edge angle. will ordinarily limit movement of thedoor in a closing direction. In order to hold the door against rearwardor opening movement, the portion of the hasp defining the forward end ofthe slot in said hasp is relied upon to engage the staple to preventsuch rearward or opening movement of the door. In certaininstances,particularly where repairs have been made, the hasp and thestaple are not properly placed relative to one another, and itis'sometimes impossible to dispose the hasp upon the staple.

An object of the present invention is to provide a hasp constructionhaving a pair of slots which may be used alternatively to suit varyingconditions. v

A. further object is to provide a hasp construction which is cheap toconstruct, simple vto install and which will operate effectively even inthe case of considerable variation from the proper dimensions of thedoor and doorway with which it cooperates.

Further objects will appear as the description proceeds.

Referring to the drawings- Y l Figure l is a fragmentary view of part ofa side of a car having an embodimentl of the present invention appliedthereto; Figure 2 is a top yplan view of the locking structure shown inFigure l, part of the door and door jamb being shown in section;

Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 1 but showing the hasp turnedthrough an angle of 90 degrees; and

Figure 4 is a sectional View taken along the plane indicated by thearrows 4-4 of Figure 3, showing the L-shaped cross-section of a haspemployed in the practice of the present invention.

The numeral 1 indicates a door j amb and the numeral 2 indicates a.sliding door. Mounted upon the door j amb l is the locking plate 3,which provides a support for a reciprocating bolt 4 having the shank 4a,the particular bolt illustrated being provided with a slot 5 forreceiving an outstanding headed pin 6. Said plate 3 also provides astaple or keeper lug 7 and a sealing lug 8. i

Mounted upon the sliding door 2 is the usual metal strap 9, whichprovides a support for the hasp fastener 10. The hasp fastener 10 has agoose-neck portion 11 ofnovel conformation, the end portion of saidgoose-neck portion being disposed within an 'aperture 12 in said strap9. The extremity of the gooseneck l1 is provided with the shoulder 13which underlies the material of the strap 9 when the hasp fastener is inplace. Said hasp fastener and strap are secured to the door 2 by meansof bolts, one of which is indicated by the numeral 14. The forward edgeofthe slidingkdoor 2 may be provided with the Z-bar 15 which with theforward extremity of the strap 9 may be held in position by means of thebolt 16. The Z-bar 15 provides a forwardlyextending lip 17 adapted tofit within a pocket 18 formed within a metal member 19 secured to thedoor amb. y g

Disposed upon the goose-neck 11 is the hasp 20, which as best shown ingular cross section. The hasp 201is provided with the aperture 2l forreceiving the *gooseneck ll. VSaid goose-neck 11 has a portion 22extending at substantially right angles to the plane of the strap 9 andhas another portion 23 extending substantially parallel to the plane ofthe strap 9. f

As noted above, the hasp 2O is L-shaped in cross section (see Figure 4).One leg, indi- Figure 4, is of an- Y cated by the numeral 24, has anaperture 25 f of a length to more or less closely receive the staple orkeeper lug 7, suihcient Vtolerance being provided to meet operatingconditions. The aperture 25 will be so located in the hasp 2O that withthe door 2 in home position and the locking plate 3 in proper position,said aperture 25 and staple or keeper lug 7 will register, as shown inFigure l.

The other leg 26 of the hasp 2O is provided with a slot 27, the outerextremity of Which, indicated by the numeral 28, is disposed outwardlyof the outer extremity of the slot 25 for purposes which will bereferred to hereina-fter. The slot 27 is preferably longer than the slot25, the inner extremity 29 of said slot being closer to the goose-neck11 than is the inner extremity of the slot 25. With the slot 25registering with the staple or keeper lug 7 as shown in Figure l, thelocking bolt 4 extends through the slot 27.

In case it is not possible to move the door 2 to its home position, thehasp 2O may be moved to a position 90 degrees from that shown in Figurel to occupy the position illustrated in Figure 3 with the leg 26 of thehasp 2O lying parallel with the side of the car. Inasmuch as the outerextremity 28 of the 4 slot 27 is disposed at a greaterv distance fromthe goose-neck l1 than is the outer extremity of the slot 25, the stapleor keeper lug 7 may be disposed Within said slot, .even if it is notpossible to move the door 2 to home position. Under these conditions,not only will the door 2 be locked but sliding movement'of the door inservice in an opening direction will be prevented by the extremity 28 ofthe slot 27. By reason of the fact that the inner extremity 29 of theslot 27 is closer to the goose-neck l1 than is the inner extremity ofthe slot 25, variations from the proper positioning of the keeper lugtoward the right as the parts are viewed in Figure 4 may be compensatedfor.

Though a preferred embodiment of the present invention has beendescribed indetail, many modifications will occur to those skilled inthe art. It lis intended to cover all such modifications that fallwithin the scope olf' the appended claims. v

le claim:

l. In combination, a staple, and a hasp lorl cooperation with saidstaple, said hasp being L-shaped in cross section transversely of saidhasp and having a staple receiving slot in each of the legs of saidL-shaped cross section, one Vof said slots being of a length to closelyreceive said staple, the other of said slots being of greater length. YY

2. In combination, a staple, and a hasp for cooperation with saidstaple, said hasp being L-shaped in cross section-transversely of saidhasp, each of the legs of said L-shaped cross section being providedwith al staple receiving slot, the outer extremity of one of said staplereceiving slots being disposed nearer to the vided with a slot forreceiving said staple, the

outer extremity of one of said slots being 4disposed nearer to the outerswinging end of said haspthan is the outer extremity of the other ofsaid slots, the inner extremity of said lirst mentioned slot beingnearer to the inner end of said hasp than is the inner extremity of saidother of said slots.

4. In combination, a staple, a hasp for said staple, and means forsupporting said hasp, said hasp having two flanges disposed insubstantially right angular relation to one another, said supportingmeans having a holding portion for permitting the disposition of saidhasp with either of said flanges in a plane at V'right angles to theplane of said staple, each of said flanges being provided with a slotfor receiving said staple.

5. In combination, a staple, a hasp for said staple, and means forsupporting said hasp, said hasp having two flanges disposed insubstantially right angular relation to oneanother, said supportingmeans having a holding portion for permitting the disposition of saidhasp with either of said flangesjin a plane at right angles to the planeof Vsaid staple, each of said flanges being provided with a slot forreceiving said staple, one of said slots being of a length to closelyreceive said staple, the other of said slots having a length greaterthan the corresponding dimension of said staple.

6. In combination, a staple, a hasp'for said staple, and means forsupporting said hasp,

said hasp having two flanges disposedin substantially right Vangularrelation to one another, said supporting means having a holding portionfor permitting the disposition of saidhasp with either of said flangesin a plane at right angles to the plane of said staple, each of saidflanges'being provided'with a yslot for receiving said staple, one ofsaid slots ihaving its outer lextremity disposed at a greaterdistancefrom said supporting means than 1s the corresponding extremity of t-hellO other of said slots.

7. In combination, a staple, a hasp for said staple, said hasphaving apair of flanges -disposed 1n right angular relationship with oneanother, a hasp fastener, said hasp fastener having a neck forsupporting said hasp and permitting a swinging movement thereof in.

a plane parallel to the plane of said staple and al turning movementthereof to permit the disposition of each of said flanges in rightangular relationship with the plane of said staple.

8. In combination, a staple, a hasp for said staple,'said hasp having apair of-langes disposed in` right angular relationship with one CNDanother, a hasp fastener, said hasp fastener having a neck forsupporting said hasp and permitting a swinging movement thereof in aplane parallel to the plane of said staple and a turning movementthereof to permit the disposition of each of said flanges in rightangular relationship With the plane of said staple, each of said flangesbeing provided With a slot for receiving said staple, the outerextremity of one of said slots being disposed at a greater distance fromsaid neck portion than is the outer extremity of the other of saidslots.

9. In combination, a hasp for cooperation with a staple, means forsvvingingly supporting said hasp While permitting the rotation thereofthrough an angle of ninety degrees about its longitudinal aXis, saidhasp being L-shaped in cross section transversely of said hasp andhaving a staple receiving slot in each of the legs of said L-shapedcross section, the outer extremities of said slots in said tWo legsbeing disposed at different distances from the axis of swing of saidhasp.

Signed at Chicago, Illinois, this 20th day of January, 1927.

GABRIEL MADLAND. VILLIAM W. DARROW.

